Navigon iPhone app brings Google Street View into the mix

Navigon’s iOS app just got a little bit cooler, thanks to an update that sees Google’s Street View included in the mapping application.

Navigon version 2.1 also enables users to block off sections of a map that you don’t wish to travel through, with a simple tap of your finger. For example, if you know a certain area of the M4 gets clogged up at around 5.30pm on a Friday, tap that area and the Navigon app will reroute, missing out that particular area.

Garmin has also introduced a new add-on to the Navigon app. Available as an in-app purchase for £2.49 (reduced from £4.99 until 16 July), the "Cockpit" feature displays information such as altitude, compass, speed and even horizontal and vertical position in a dashboard style akin to an airplane.

The Navigon British Isles version 2.1 app can be downloaded from iTunes to the iPad, iPhone or iPod now for £44.99, while a European version is also available. Current Navigon subscribers will receive the upgrade for free.

Have you downloaded the latest version of the Navigon iOS app? Let us know what you think.